Laurel Bakery
Bakery · Columbia Street Waterfront ·
Pastries, breads, focaccia, and sandwiches with coffee
Pastries, breads, focaccia, and sandwiches with coffee
"Expanding beyond its Columbia Waterfront original, this bakery is taking over Cafe Mado’s coffee counter starting Wednesday, December 17, and plans to open a new standalone location next door to Mado on Washington Avenue in the coming months; the first shop opened in April 2024 at 115 Columbia Street at Kane Street and will remain open, as will the daytime outpost inside Margot in Fort Greene, all from Redwood Hospitality’s Nico Russell, Steve Wong, and Piper Kristensen (the team behind Place des Fêtes)." - Melissa McCart
"The Columbia Waterfront bakery from the Redwood Hospitality team behind Place des Fêtes and Café Mado is now running mornings inside Margot in Fort Greene, serving breads, viennoiserie, pastries, and sandwiches Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Expect canelé, pain suisse, kouign amann, brown-butter chocolate chip cookies, and jambon beurre, plus coffee from SEY." - Melissa McCart
"The Laurel Bakery croissant is the smallest one on this list, but don’t let that deter you—the plain croissant at this Cobble Hill spot is the laminated-dough blueprint. The diamond-shaped pastry shatters under the weight of a single fingertip, with big, airy holes inside, and the mouthfeel of one million sticks of butter. Come on a lazy weekend morning, and round out your order with a baguette and a pain suisse. This one flattens easily, so handle with care." - willa moore, bryan kim, sonal shah, will hartman
"This bakery from Place des Fêtes and Cafe Mado makes flaky spiral pastry with ramps in the spring, and homemade cultured butter sold by the half pound. Go early for their great croissants." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Located near the Columbia Street waterfront, Laurel Bakery is a neighborhood spot for coffee with pastries, focaccia, and sandwiches to go or for a quick bite at its standing tables. It also makes baked goods for its sibling crowd-pleaser, Place des Fêtes in Clinton Hill and the restaurants under the Redwood Hospitality umbrella like their all-day Cafe Mado." - Eater Staff
